National Association of Travellers' Centres (NATC)

About Travellers

"Irish Traveller" on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Traveller

About the Irish Traveller communities in Ireland
http://www.nccri.ie/cdsu-travellers.html

Friends, Families and Travellers
http://www.gypsy-traveller.org/history/

The Travellers: Ireland's Ethnic Minority
http://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofEnglish/imperial/ireland/travellers.htm

Irish Traveller organisations

An Munia Tober
www.anmuniatober.org
Travellers support program for Belfast which provides a variety of services to the Traveller community.

Exchange House Travellers Service
www.exchangehouse.ie
Provides services, i.e. Family Support, Youth Services, Drugs Counselling and Education programmes, to members of the Traveller community in the Dublin area.

Irish Traveller Movement
www.itmtrav.com
National network of organisations and individuals working within the Traveller community.

National Travellers Women's Forum
www.ntwf.net
The National Traveller Women's Forum is an alliance of Traveller women and Traveller organisations from throughout lreland which aims to work collectively to challenge the racism and sexism experienced by Traveller women and promote Traveller women’s right to self determination, the attainment of human rights and equality within society.

Pavee Point Travellers Centre
www.paveepoint.ie
Partnership of Irish Travellers and settled people working together to improve the lives of Irish Travellers through working towards social justice, solidarity, socio-economic development and human rights.

travellerheritage.ie
www.travellerheritage.ie
First ever online photo archive of Irish Travellers, searchable by surname/categories to explore the history of the Travelling Community in Ireland.

Traveller Visibility Group
www.tvgcork.ie
Cork-based organisation which brings together Travellers and settled people in solidarity, to facilitate community development work within the Travelling Community.

Travellers Training Centres

National Co-ordination Unit for Senior Traveller Training Centres
www.sttc.ie
Network of thirty-six training centres throughout Ireland, which provide Travellers with the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to successfully make the transition to work and adult life, and to participate fully in their communities. The National Association of Travellers' Centres is the recognised representative body for the Centres.

Training and education organisations

FÁS
www.fas.ie
FÁS is Ireland's National Training and Employment Authority which provides a range of training and employment programmes, aimed at employers, employees and unemployed people.

Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA)
www.ivea.ie
The Association represents the interests, at national level, of Ireland’s thirty-three Vocational Education Committees (VECs). As a representative body, IVEA seeks to protect, promote and enhance the interests of vocational education and training within the wider education sector and the country at large.

Léargas
www.leargas.ie
Léargas is the National Agency in Ireland for the management of national and international exchange and cooperation programmes in education, youth and community work, and vocational education and training.

National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)
www.nala.ie
Independent membership organisation concerned with developing policy, advocacy, research and offering advisory services in adult literacy work in Ireland.

Youth sites

BeLonGTo
www.belongto.org
BeLonGTo is an organisation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) young people, aged between 14 and 23.

ECO-UNESCO
www.ecounesco.ie
ECO-UNESCO is Ireland's Environmental Education and Youth Organisation. ECO UNESCO is affiliated to the World Federation of UNESCO clubs, centres and associations (WFUCA).

Foróige
www.foroige.ie
Foróige provides a comprehensive range of youth work services through the operation of Foróige Clubs, Local Youth Services, Local Youth Development Projects and Youth Information Centres.

National Youth Council of Ireland
www.youth.ie
Representative body for national voluntary youth organisations, which acts on issues that impact on young people.

Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO)
www.oco.ie
The Ombudsman for Children's Office (OCO) is here to make sure that the government and other people who make decisions about young people really think about what is best for young people.

SpunOut.ie
www.spunout.ie
SpunOut.ie is Ireland's leading online youth health, lifestyle and citizenship resource for 16 to 25 year olds.

Young Christian Workers
www.ycw.ie
The Young Christian Workers Movement is an international youth movement which values the dignity and worth of each young person. It enables its members to challenge social exclusion and take action to bring about change in their home, workplace and society.

Youth Action Northern Ireland
www.youthaction.org
Youth Action Northern Ireland is a regional, voluntary youth organisation with bases in Belfast, Armagh, Ballygawley, Newry and the North West.

Youthreach
www.youthreach.ie
Programme directed at unemployed young early school leavers aged 15-20. It offers participants the opportunity to identify and pursue viable options within adult life, and provides them with opportunities to acquire certification.

Youth Work Ireland
www.youthworkireland.ie
Largest youth work organisation in Ireland which caters for the changing needs of young people by developing and adapting a wide variety of relevant and accessible services.

Discrimination and anti-racism sites

Equality Authority
www.equality.ie
Independent body set up under the Employment Equality Act 1998. The Equality Authority seeks to achieve positive change in the situation and experience of those groups and individuals experiencing inequality by stimulating and supporting a commitment to equality.

Government sites

Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform
www.justice.ie
The mission of the Department of Justice, Equality & Law Reform is to help make Ireland a safer and fairer place in which to live and work, visit and do business.

Department of Social and Family Affairs
www.welfare.ie
The Department of Social and Family Affairs' mission is to promote a caring society through ensuring access to income support and other services, enabling active participation, promoting social inclusion and supporting families.

Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA)
www.nco.ie
The Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA) is part of the Department of Health and Children. The role of the OMCYA is to improve the lives of children under the National Children’s Strategy and bring greater coherence to policy-making for children.

Citizens Information

Citizens Information
www.citizensinformation.ie
eGovernment website providing public service information for Ireland.

National Traveller MABS (Money Advice and Budgeting Services)
www.nattravellermabs.org
Part of the national network of Money Advice and Budgeting Services around the country that offer free, confidential and independent services for people in debt or in danger of getting into debt.

Community and Voluntary sector

Activelink
www.activelink.ie
Online network for Irish non profit organisations: information on seminars, events, employment and volunteering opportunities and general news relating to the Community and Voluntary sector in Ireland.

Boardmatch Ireland
www.boardmatchireland.ie
Boardmatch Ireland supports the development of the community and voluntary sector by strengthening boards and management committees.

Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups
www.carmichaelcentre.ie
Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups is a centre for small voluntary organisations. The principal objective of the Centre is to nurture and support the development of small voluntary groups, providing an environment which stimulates this development.

Changing Ireland
www.changingireland.ie
Changing Ireland is an independent community development magazine published quarterly and located in a disadvantaged community where positive change is taking place, in Moyross, Limerick.

Volunteer Centres Ireland
www.volunteer.ie
Volunteer Centres Ireland is the national organisation with responsibility for developing volunteering in Ireland, both nationally and locally.

Volunteering Ireland
www.volunteeringireland.com
Volunteering Ireland is the an independent membership-based organisation that inspires, promotes, supports and facilitates voluntary activity in Ireland and underpins the work of Irish-based overseas development agencies that involve volunteers in their work.

The Wheel
www.wheel.ie
Support and representative body connecting Community and Voluntary organisations across Ireland.

International links

Irish Traveller Movement in Britain (ITM)
www.irishtraveller.org.uk
Develops and facilitates a national network of groups, organisations and individuals working with and within the Traveller community, to promote the interests and welfare of the Irish Traveller community in Britain.

Travellers' Times
www.travellerstimes.org.uk
Travellers' Times Online brings you the latest news, pictures, video, opinion and resources from within the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. The web site has been developed by The Rural Media Company and funded by the UK Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Recommended trainers

Inclusive Solutions
www.inclusive-solutions.com
Inclusive Solutions are experienced and skilled educational psychologists who with a great team of associates specialise in inclusion. Services include training, inspirational teambuilding, consultancy and advice.

Peter Davison
www.peterdavison.ca
Peter is an internationally recognised great-relations expert who encourages deeper people engagement and life-giving relationships that awaken the culture of human potential.

Useful links